Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 2025

At sk1d, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our forum.

1. Information We Collect

• Username, and optional profile details you submit
• Content you post on the forum (threads, replies, profile data)
• Hashed metadata such as IP address and device info (used only for security and abuse prevention)
• For maximum security your personal info is hashed and is not able to be reversed by us or anyone else.

We hash all personal metadata (such as IP addresses and user agents) using SHA-256 or equivalent standards to ensure the highest possible security and privacy for our users. This data is never stored in raw form.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To operate and maintain the forum
• To improve security and prevent abuse
• To display your posts and profile to other users

3. Cookies and Analytics

We may use cookies or local storage to remember your session and improve UX. Analytics may be used to track forum performance (non-personally identifiable).

4. Sharing

We do not sell or share your personal data. Content you post is visible to others. Moderators and admins may access account data to enforce rules or investigate abuse.

5. Data Security

We apply reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information. However, no system is 100% secure.

6. Your Rights

If you wish to update or delete your account, contact an admin. You may also control cookies via your browser settings.

7. Changes

We may update this policy. If we do, we will post the new version here with a revised date.

If you have questions, contact us via the forum admin panel or DM a moderator.